HOMELESSNESS
Total number of people experiencing homelessness: | 163 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: | 82% (2021) |
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: | 87 (2021) |
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: | 87 (2021) |
Individuals in transitional housing: | 14 (2021) |
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: | 16. (2021) |
Number of hidden homeless: | Someone else's place: 5 (2021) |
Individuals identifying as youth: | Age 25 and under: 10% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as Indigenous: | 82% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: | Non-binary: 1% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as female: | 40% (2021) |
Individuals identifying as male: | 57% (2021) |
HOUSING
Apartment vacancy rate: | 3.7% (2022) |
1-bedroom vacancy rate: | 2.8% (2022) |
2-bedroom vacancy rate: | 4.7% (2022) |
Average cost of rent (bachelor): | $732/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): | $937/month (2022) |
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): | $1,124/month (2022) |
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Family and individual visits to food bank: |
Province wide: 163,231 (2022) |
Income assistance (single person): |
$935/month (2023) |